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March 2010 cover — Gunsmith Magazine, The American Gunsmith Archive

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7 articles · 27 pages

Page 5

Professional Growth

At a previous SHOT Show, H&H range founder Miles Hall conducted a seminar for the National Shooting Sports Foundation on the growth of firearms businesses. Mr. Hall was a perfect choice as his range was the first recognized…

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Pages 6–10

Disassembly and Reassembly Of The Savage Model 12

This Long Range Precision Varminter is the first to offer the right-ejection, left-loading, custom-made feature in a production rifle.

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Pages 11–12

Making a Custom Trigger Guard

With a milling machine and common gunsmithing tools, a quality one-piece, steel trigger guard can be made. No special jigs are required...just a pattern and a bit of careful craftsmanship, including the use of hand tools.

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Pages 13–15

Building a “Rust” Cabinet

Constructing your own humidity cabinet to blue metal is a first step in learning to apply a decorative and preservative finish to steel parts.

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Pages 16–20

Working the Mauser Bolt

Over a century old, the precedent-setting Mauser action is the basis of all turn-bolt rifle actions. Learning the details of the original will pave the way to mastering all others.

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Pages 21–23

SHOT Show 2010 Wrap Up

An overview of the parts and tools new for your bench this year.

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Pages 24–25

Reader Forum

Marlin 336 and 338 I’m writing about a problem I’ve had come into my shop in the last couple months. It concerns the Marlin 336 and 338 models. The lever locks in the open position and cannot be…

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  1. Professional Growth p. 2
  2. Disassembly and Reassembly Of The Savage Model 12 pp. 3-7
  3. Making a Custom Trigger Guard pp. 8-9
  4. Building a “Rust” Cabinet pp. 10-11, 14
  5. Working the Mauser Bolt pp. 15-19
  6. SHOT Show 2010 Wrap Up pp. 20-22
  7. Reader Forum pp. 23-24
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